Research ArticleAsian Journal of Biological and Life SciencesVol. 2 | Issue 2 | 2013 | pp. 114–118Open access
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Aging: A Study in a Biologically Isolated Group of North East India
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- 1 Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, INDIA.
- 2 Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, INDIA.
Published in Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences
Correspondence: Trinayani Bordoloi
Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, INDIA.
Email: trinumail@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2013 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Aug 31, 2013
- Received:
- Apr 30, 2013
- Accepted:
- May 27, 2013
How to cite
Bordoloi, T., & Kapoor, A. (2013). Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Aging: A Study in a Biologically Isolated Group of North East India. Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences, 2(2), 114–118.
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases become increasingly common with advancing age. As a person gets older, the heart undergoes subtle physiologic changes. The present study was conducted in a biologically isolated group viz. Kalita, a caste population of Assam, North East India to find out the ageing trend in cardiovascular risk factors and its association with anthropometric adiposity indices. The cross sectional study included 482 adult females aged 20¬49 years. The subjects were divided into three different age groups to study the ageing trend. In the present study cardiovascular risk increases significantly with age. Positive correlation of waist circumference and waist height ratio with blood pressure indicates regional obesity to be a risk factor for cardiovascular health.
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Article metadata
| Title | Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Aging: A Study in a Biologically Isolated Group of North East India |
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| Authors | Trinayani Bordoloi; A.K. Kapoor |
| Affiliations | Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, INDIA.; Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | trinumail@gmail.com |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 2, Issue 2 (2013) |
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